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Researching the history of your Midget, or any classic, can be an interesting exercise and is a useful way of enhancing the history file and, as a result, adding value. But where do you start?
There are several things you can do:
1. DVLA research
The DVLA holds information on all previous owners. This is a great place to start. By going to the DVLA website you can download a form called a V888. It is a simple two sided form which once complete needs to be returned with a cheque for £5. You need to be patient as you won't hear from them for weeks! They will send you the details of all the cars previous owners. This is your starting point. Once you have this information you can use the electoral roll to see if the owners are still residing at the same address. If so a letter and a few photos sent to the owner requesting any information can turn up trumps. You never know what old photos or service bills lay in the bottom of someones cupboards.
2. Index registration
You can find out where your car was originally registered by referring to the index plate and doing some research on the web. The three letter prefix on number plates eg UBG, is the key. The second and third letters e.g BG, denotes the town or city where the car was first registered. BG for example is Birkenhead.
So, after steps 1 and 2 you will know where the car started its life and where it went before you bought it.
3. Local licensing offices
In 1974 all vehicle records were centralised at the DVLA in Swansea. Before this date, records were held at local vehicle licensing offices so if you have a pre 1974 car you can contact your local office to request any information they may have on file.
4. Heritage Motor Centre
The last approach to enhance a history file is to establish when the car was built and the exact specification it was built to. To do this, you need to contact Heritage Motor Centre where you have the choice of these:
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Heritage Certificate & Technical Specification Package If you wish to present your vehicle to an official licensing, registration or importation authority, you might require more information than can be found in the factory record. For this reason, for an additional £19 you can now add a Technical Specification Sheet to your £35 Heritage Certificate. This expanded package offers you:
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Heritage Certificate Re-Issue & Technical Specification
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Dating Letter & Technical SpecificationPrice: £ 38.00
A dating letter will give you the date the vehicle was manufactured ONLY. Before contacting the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Archive, please see if your question has already been answered in our Frequently Asked Questions section. If you wish to present your vehicle to an official licensing, registration or importation authority, you might require more information than can be found in the factory record. For this reason, for an additional £19 you can now add a Technical Specification Sheet to your £19 Dating Letter. This expanded package offers you:
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Heritage Certificate - Car traced with a body number where a chassis number is not availablePrice: £ 47.00
If you ONLY have a body number for your vehicle fill in the form below for your Heritage Certificate. |
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Heritage Certificate - Re-issue with original certificate numberPrice: £ 19.00
Update your Heritage Certificate for your car to the new style Certificate (introduced in September 2001). NB: This offer only applies if you do not require any changes made to the details shown.
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